ACTOR

Franchot Tone

1905 - 1968

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Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s. His acting crossed many genres including pre-Code romantic leads to noir layered roles and World War I films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franchot Tone has received more than 1,735,069 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Franchot Tone is the 4,191st most popular actor (down from 3,652nd in 2019), the 6,184th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,581st in 2019) and the 1,879th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Franchot Tones by language

Over the past year Franchot Tone has had the most page views in the with 200,124 views, followed by Spanish (6,955), and French (5,439). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (346.46%), Afrikaans (105.37%), and Portuguese (99.18%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Franchot Tone ranks 4,191 out of 13,578. Before him are Carey Mulligan, Minami Takayama, Naseeruddin Shah, Carla Del Poggio, Noah Taylor, and Reginald Owen. After him are Cha Seung-won, Edmund Purdom, Galina Volchek, Sivaji Ganesan, Irma Serrano, and Lori Loughlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Franchot Tone ranks 248. Before him are Walther Müller, Gilbert Roland, Baltasar Albéniz, Mikio Oda, Bernt Evensen, and Hadiya Davletshina. After him are Juan Hilario Marrero, Hendrik Wade Bode, Georges Grignard, Stanisław Mazur, Michael Tippett, and Lev Schnirelmann. Among people deceased in 1968, Franchot Tone ranks 166. Before him are Enoch L. Johnson, Dorothy Gish, Antonio Pietrangeli, Mike Spence, Marion Lorne, and Valentine Hugo. After him are Elly Ney, Naima Wifstrand, Carl Bertilsson, Hamilton Luske, Verner Weckman, and Astrid Cleve.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Franchot Tone ranks 6,184 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Greene (1959), Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820), Ottis Toole (1947), Robert Richardson (1955), David Miller (1909), and Leo Kadanoff (1937). After him are John Flynn (1932), Bobby Helms (1933), Jason Becker (1969), Lori Loughlin (1964), Lewis Arquette (1935), and James Van Fleet (1892).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Franchot Tone ranks 1,879. Before him are Dinah Shore (1916), Jon Lovitz (1957), Florence Vidor (1895), Daniel Wu (1974), Chris Mulkey (1948), and Matthew Settle (1969). After him are Lori Loughlin (1964), Lewis Arquette (1935), Laura Innes (1957), Jessica Harper (1949), Gates McFadden (1949), and Val Avery (1924).

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Television and Movie Roles

Phantom Lady
John 'Jack' Marlow
A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.
Jan 28o 19447 / 10
Five Graves to Cairo
Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.
May 26o 19436.9 / 10
Mutiny on the Bounty
Roger Byam
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Nov 22o 19357.3 / 10